Delays to bus services expected for the rest of the day, with customers being advised to allow more time for their journeys.

A police spokesperson said: "The evacuation of Bath bus station was a precaution after a bag was left unattended. It was empty and the station is due to reopen soon."

Elsewhere in Somerset today, armed police were sent to a street in Yeovil after a man made threats. However police stressed the deployment of armed police was not connected to the current critical terror threat level.